Backgrounders — 2008

• Settlement funding allocations for 2009-10
  [22 December 2008 ]
• Improvements made to Canada’s Immigration System
  [28 November 2008 ]
• Ministerial Instructions
  [28 November 2008 ]
• Action Plan for Faster Immigration: Ministerial Instructions
  [28 November 2008 ]
• Settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Durham Region
  [ 5 September 2008 ]
• Minimum requirements for temporary foreign workers
  [ 5 September 2008 ]
• Minimum requirements for graduates with Canadian work experience
  [ 5 September 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Mississauga and Brampton
  [ 5 September 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Kingston
  [ 4 September 2008 ]
• Announcement of online services to facilitate application process for off-campus work permits
  [ 3 September 2008 ]
• Funding agreements with provinces and territories
  [ 2 September 2008 ]
• Off-campus work permit program pilot
  [ 2 September 2008 ]
• Proposed requirements for foreign workers
  [ 12 August 2008 ]
• Proposed requirements for graduates
  [ 12 August 2008 ]
• The proposed Canadian Experience Class
  [ 12 August 2008 ]
• Funding for immigrant-serving organizations in Saskatoon
  [ 8 August 2008 ]
• Governments of Canada and Ontario help internationally trained professionals strengthen their language skills
  [ 7 August 2008 ]
• Funding for immigrant-serving organizations in Regina
  [ 7 August 2008 ]
  
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in the Scarborough area
  [ 7 August 2008 ]
• Consultations on immigration priorities
  [ 3 July 2008 ]
• Legislative amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
  [ 3 July 2008 ]
• Canada and Prince Edward Island Improving Cooperation on Immigration
  [ 13 June 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Hamilton
  [ 13 June 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in York region
  [ 6 June 2008 ]
• Funding to improve foreign credential recognition processes
  [ 30 May 2008 ]
• Canada and Yukon improving cooperation on immigration
  [ 21 May 2008 ]
• Off-campus work permit program
  [ 20 May 2008 ]
• Settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Kitchener-Waterloo
  [ 9 May 2008 ]
• Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
  [ 21 April 2008 ]
• Improvements made to Canada’s immigration system
  [ 28 March 2008 ]
• Funding for youth initiatives and settlement services in schools and libraries in Toronto
  [ 26 March 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help francophone newcomers settle in Ontario
  [ 20 March 2008 ]
  
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Windsor
  [ 19 March 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Calgary
  [ 14 March 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Ottawa
  [ 10 March 2008 ]
• Announcement of settlement funding to help newcomers settle in London, Ontario
  [ 11 February 2008 ]
• Temporary foreign worker units
  [ 11 February 2008 ]
• Settlement funding to help newcomers settle in Toronto
  [ 8 February 2008 ]
• New funding for research on immigration and diversity
  [ 7 January 2008 ]

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